Shopping is fun

This is what Phase II looked like in February. It will open on Oct. 24.

Especially when you have a ton of new stores in your own backyard to check out.

The Shops at La Cantera announced today that stores at its 300,000-square-foot Phase II will begin opening on Oct. 24.

And what a lineup it is (or so say the avid shoppers here at the office).

“The addition of these new retailers and restaurants allows The Shops at La Cantera to be a self-contained, mixed-use environment, which immediately becomes a fashion and culinary destination for shoppers throughout the greater San Antonio area and tourism market,” Scott Sutherland, vice president of asset management for General Growth Properties, the mall’s developer, said in a release.

On Oct. 24, 18 stores will open, including 10 that are first-timers in San Antonio. Here’s the list: